Krull falls into the category of movies that are better in your memory than they are in reality. Released in 1983 this fantasy epic boasts performances by some acting greats, Robbie Coltrane (Cracker, Hagred from Harry Potter), Liam Neeson (Rob Roy, Phantom Menace)and Bernard Bresslaw from the classic Carry On British movie series. Despite this though the movie throws in character after character without developing any of them beyond a one line description and as such you connect with none of them.
The plot starts out as an interesting blend of sci-fi meets fantasy as the Beast in his planet hopping mountain sending in his black armored stormtroopers to steal him a bride in what can only be described as an intergalactic booty call. After Princes Lyssa is taken by the Slayers, her intended, the scarcely bearded Prince Colwyn, seeks out a mystical weapon, the Glaive, a super sharp frizzbee and gathers an army of criminals and outcasts to assault the mountain of the Beast.
Sadly the movie turns into predictable fantasy as character after character is killed in a series of uninspired set pieces and the final battle with the Beast is so badly done you feel robbed. Plus if you are a galactic conqueror wouldn't you spend the extra cash and get your henchmen guns that fire more than one shot before they have to be flipped and turned into traditional bladed weapons? The appeal of this movie however is purely in its nostalgia factor. I watched this as a young boy and loved it even if I knew it wasn't the greatest movie my Dad had sat me down in front of. I watch this movie now to take me back to those days when life was simpler and Lysette Anthony was everything I wanted in a woman.
The plot starts out as an interesting blend of sci-fi meets fantasy as the Beast in his planet hopping mountain sending in his black armored stormtroopers to steal him a bride in what can only be described as an intergalactic booty call. After Princes Lyssa is taken by the Slayers, her intended, the scarcely bearded Prince Colwyn, seeks out a mystical weapon, the Glaive, a super sharp frizzbee and gathers an army of criminals and outcasts to assault the mountain of the Beast.
Sadly the movie turns into predictable fantasy as character after character is killed in a series of uninspired set pieces and the final battle with the Beast is so badly done you feel robbed. Plus if you are a galactic conqueror wouldn't you spend the extra cash and get your henchmen guns that fire more than one shot before they have to be flipped and turned into traditional bladed weapons? The appeal of this movie however is purely in its nostalgia factor. I watched this as a young boy and loved it even if I knew it wasn't the greatest movie my Dad had sat me down in front of. I watch this movie now to take me back to those days when life was simpler and Lysette Anthony was everything I wanted in a woman.